PHOTOS: Dozens demonstrate during drive-in protest against Ohio U layoff announcement Ohio University union members, students, professors and other supporters protested at a car rally Wednesday against the university’s recent announcement that more than 140 employees will be laid off at the end of May. Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) unions gathered in their cars at … Read More
Graduate students protest for workers rights before football game As football fans packed into Peden Stadium on Saturday, the Ohio University Graduate Student Senate and the Ohio University Graduate Workers Party held their first protest in front of the stadium. The attendees, composed of around 40 people, were protesting against multiple facets of graduate student life at OU. Such topics included the $9,000 median stipend graduate assistants get per … Read More
Ohio University seeks liquor permits for donor areas at sports events Ohio University is seeking two liquor permits for sale of alcohol at Peden Stadium and the Convocation Center. Athens City Council confirmed during its meeting Tuesday night that the alcohol will not be sold to those in the general seating. According to documents submitted with the permit application, consumption and sales will be limited to donor hospitality areas, which include … Read More
City Council discusses upcoming construction, Halloween, liquor permits Athens City Council is back at it after a month break. The first meeting Tuesday night focused on the impending Richland Avenue South construction project. More money will be poured into the Richland Avenue South construction project. The project is becoming more complicated as it goes and more money is needed to get the job done correctly, said Safety Service … Read More
